Has anyone built one?

I was thinking it would be a cool project and it shouldn't be too hard to do. If you started with a virgin receiver, it might even be doable as a non-class 3 weapon.

Any ideas? I really have very little knowledge of the mechanics of a garand.

Any info would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Jake

To not be an SBR, it would require a virgin garand receiver.  If you can find one of those, check back in, and we may be able to be of assistance.

Hellsing Ultimate fan?



An M1 with a mare's leg length stock and stubby barrel would be awesome IMO. I'm thinking an m14 done this way would be even more so!

That picture is almost exactly what I had in mind

Yeah,that'd be a helluva lot of fun to shoot................

Uh duh.

Some of us like hand cannons.

That's more than a hand cannon.

IF you can find a virgin Garand receiver, it will be cast.  You will have to figure out the gas port size, find a way to shorten and get the op-rod bent correctly (very tough), machine the barrel to fit the contours of the parts, buy an adjustable gas port so you don't bend the op=rod and blow the heel of the receiver off, and I could keep going.  It could be done by someone with a lot of time, funds ,machining equipment, and a good knowledge of the platform.  With that said, it isn't feasible.  I can't begin to imagine the time/cost of such a stupid idea.

Ultimate enforcer pistol!

Only way to do this without going the NFA Form 1 route is to take 2 receivers, demil them, and re-weld them back together to create a "virgin" receiver.  

Still a bad idea either way for all the reasons Chuck mentioned.

Tankers can be made to function just fine, though it takes some attention to detail.  I have built 3 from the ground up(new barrels and op rods), and one with a used barrel and op rod.  All function just fine. Though I've been told that using a BM59/62 gas cylinder actually makes the conversion a bit easier.  I have not yet tried that.
As long as the barrel doesn't get shorter than 16 1/2 inches, and the length no shorter than 26", you should have no issues with NFA.  Though I don't think I Have seen a 16 1/2" barrel.  Converting an op rod to shorter length isn't that hard, and some of the old conversions h ad some really short op rods that might work.
With a standard 18 1/2 barrel, 26" comes to the end of the receiver.  30" to the end of the pistol grip, so as I stated, there should be no NFA problems.

FWIW, Sarco recently had their Cittdal made Tanker barrels on sale for $100 in both 30-06 and 308Win, but it appears that they are now sold out.  Personally, I would go with the 308W in the shorter barrel.

Isn't .30-06 AP allowed because no handgun is chambered for it.  7.62x39 and now 5.45 have been banned because of this, don't mess it up for everyone else.  Some things are best left alone.

TC pistols in 30-06?

Just get an enforcer pistol

It's retarded.

30-06 AP is specifically exempted by the law.

For now......